Lefty Gomez

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 173lb (188cm, 78kg)

Born: November 26, 1908 in Rodeo, CA us

Died: February 17, 1989 in Greenbrae, CA

Buried: Mount Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, CA

High School: Richmond HS (Richmond, CA)

Debut: April 29, 1930 (Age 21-154d, 7,083rd in major league history)
vs. WSH 4.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: May 30, 1943 (Age 34-185d)
vs. CHW 4.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 5 BB, 3 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1972. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Lefty Gomez's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1930 season

Full Name: Vernon Louis Gomez

Nicknames: Goofy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

38.7

189

102

ERA

3.34

368

320

2503.0

1468

WHIP

1.352

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1931 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1931 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 20	NYY		PHA	W,5-4		13	3.2	0	0	0	0	0
2	10 (3)	Apr 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS	32	7.0	0	6	0	6	0
3	13 (2)	Apr 28	NYY	@	WSH	T,7-7	GF	24	5.2	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	18 (4)	May 4	NYY		WSH	L,3-7	GS	28	5.1	0	1	0	1	0
5	22 (3)	May 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-2	GF	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
6	25 (2)	May 16	NYY	@	DET	L,1-3	GF	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	29 (3)	May 21	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-6		16	4.1	0	1	0	1	0
8	34 (4)	May 26	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
9	38 (3)	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-8	GF	8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	40 (1)	Jun 2	NYY		SLB	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
11	45 (4)	Jun 7	NYY		CLE	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
12	49 (3)	Jun 14	NYY		DET	L,2-4	CG	0	10.0	0	2	0	2	0
13	54 (4)	Jun 21 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-8	GS	0	2.1	0	0	0	0	0
14	55	Jun 22	NYY	@	SLB	L,10-14	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
15	56	Jun 23 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-6	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
16	59 (2)	Jun 25 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-9	GS	25	4.1	0	2	0	2	0
17	63 (3)	Jun 28	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	65 (1)	Jun 29 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	GS	28	7.0	0	3	0	3	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	69 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
20	74 (4)	Jul 9	NYY		PHA	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
21	79 (4)	Jul 14 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,1-5	GS	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
22	84 (4)	Jul 19 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
23	89 (4)	Jul 24	NYY		DET	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
24	95 (5)	Jul 28	NYY		CHW	L,12-14		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
25	97 (1)	Jul 31	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	101 (3)	Aug 3	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-8	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
27	104 (2)	Aug 6	NYY		PHA	W,5-3	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	107 (2)	Aug 12 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,18-1	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
29	111 (3)	Aug 15	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	GF	0	7.2	0	2	0	2	0
30	114 (2)	Aug 18	NYY	@	DET	L,4-5	GF	11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0
31	116 (1)	Aug 20	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
32	121 (4)	Aug 24	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
33	125 (3)	Aug 29	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-7	GS	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	128 (2)	Sep 1 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
35	132 (3)	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	139 (6)	Sep 12 (2)	NYY		CHW	T,13-13	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	140	Sep 13 (1)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	0	12.0	0	3	0	3	0
38	145 (4)	Sep 17 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	151 (5)	Sep 23	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	GS	27	7.0	0	1	1	2	0
40	153 (1)	Sep 26 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
							40gm		243.0	6	43	1	50	1